David said to him, "Do not fear, for I will surely show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul; and you shall eat at my table regularly."This is obviously a great act of mercy by David. He still remembers his friend Jonathan well, and seeks to have his line maintained. He is happy to find any descendant of Saul, and here is his friend's son, crippled in a childhood accident, fearing for his life before his grandfather's almost-usurper. Instead of having him killed, to completely destroy the possibility of a return to the throne, David instead gives him back all that his family had lost, and essentially makes him part of his own family.
One small item forms a question in my head, and that's of logistics. Did David just take land away from anyone? If so, did he compensate them for it, or was it just seized? Or had Saul's property and lands fallen to him as the new king, and he is simply turning them back to the previous owner's heir?
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